Thomson Reuters Maternity Leave Comments

"The company is pretty flexible with hours at least in my department. I work 8:30-5, but I could work 7:30-4 or 10-6:30 if I had an appointment. They have upped paid maternity leave from 8 weeks to 12 weeks. Work-life balance is pretty good. When I leave, I'm not expected to be doing any work until my shift starts the next day. I am able to work from home a couple of days of week as well."
- Lady Mack

"A ways to go but efforts are being made such as requiring a diverse slate (e.g. female candidates) for all positions at a director level or above. 12 full weeks of paid maternity leave is a new benefit!"
- Madam AM27

"Excellent flexibility in work hours. I work remotely 2 days a week and can shift my hours to accommodate my family's schedule. Full 12 weeks paid maternity (2 weeks paid paternity) and additional unpaid leave allowed if you work with your manager."
- Lady anon92

"Excellent work/life, flex schedules, not expected to work off hours in general. Great maternity leave, larger locations also have great nursing facilities. I think women are well represented in leadership. A female leads our (very large) BU. It does seem like women without kids are more likely to advance, though. Can sometimes seem like people don't drive for results or are a little lazy. Not great at career development or promotions."
- Madam HR

"They have beautiful nursing rooms and were incredibly flexible allowing me time to pump as often as I needed when I returned to work after maternity leave. "
- AnonNYC

"This company does value family and family time. Obviously attitudes will vary depending on what department and which business you are in, but I have moved between locations and job functions and have found this to be true. Even before having children, when my father-in-law fell into a coma, there was no question about taking time off to be with family. And the same story when my aunt died of cancer. After having each of my children, my direct supervisor allowed me to take several weeks working a shortened schedule even after my maternity leave. All of this flexibility came after I had been working there for a while and proved myself. They value hard work and will reward it, accordingly, as far as I have experienced."
- Anonymous - 11005

"The parental leave policy is amazing and frankly, the available benefits are unheard of with other employers. TR recently expanded their parental leave policy. It now offers up to a total of 24 months off, up to 18 paid (12 paid + 6 temporary disability). The 12 week paid parental leave is gender neutral. They also offer great medical benefits, including fertility coverage (as of 2017, up to $10k). They also offer adoption assistance (as of 2017, up to $5k).
In addition to these fantastic benefits, the CEO has made a public commitment to increase the number of women in high-level leadership positions to 40% by 2020 (and offers quarterly updates on the progress of this goal)."
- anon4338

"Great maternity leave, very supportive of working moms, many departments allow work from home."
- EMC

"A commitment from our Board to see 40% of women in senior leadership positions by 2020. A select number of female development programs. Great parental leave policies. The best company I've worked for when it comes to flexible working (and trusting employees to do what's expected of them to deliver). "
- Anon12321

"I currently get 4 weeks vacation, 6 sick days, 2 volunteer days, and 4 floating holidays (in addition to 8 standard holidays). Everyone in the company gets this and the vacation time increases based on tenure (3-6 weeks)"
- anon4338